Samsung will be merging their homegrown Bada OS for smart phones with Tizen. No time frame has been set for the merger however, it is expected that Samsung will be releasing at least two new smart phones this year(2012) itself running on the Tizen platform. Tizen is a Linux-based open source, cross-architecture device software that includes an operating system, HTML5 application framework and customizable user experience. Tizen will run on multiple devices including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.